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In this week's Culture Gabfest,our critics discuss the new Tim Burton movie Dark Shadows and how his latest collaboration with Johnny Depp stacks up. They also discuss the new PBS American Masters documentary Johnny Carson: King of Late Night and Carson’s place in late-night and comedy history. Finally, the Gabfesters are joined by Slate columnist Dan Engber for a look at the “moral panic” about concussions in football.